This book is a complete guide to setting up and maintaining maintenance plans for SQL Server Database Administrators. Maintenance plans too often consist of a backup task and that's it, but there is so much more that can and must be done to ensure the integrity of your most important company resource - the data you are tasked to manage and safeguard. This book walks even the newest of users through creating a powerful, automated maintenance plan.
Introduction
1. Backing Up a Database
2. Checking Database Integrity
3. Executing SQL Server Agent Jobs
4. Purging Log History
5. Clearing Old Backup Files
6. Rebuilding Indexes
7. Reorganizing Indexes
8. Shrinking Database Files
9. Updating Object Statistics
10. Executing T-SQL Statements
11. Notifying Database Operators
12. Tying It All Together